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According to Japanese media, the Japanese
government is considering permitting Japanese
self-defense forces' fighter jets to fire tracer
bullets as warning shots against Chinese
surveillance planes which have "infringed" upon
Japan's "territorial airspace" over the Diaoyu Islands. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said
yesterday that China has consistently opposed
Japan's infringement upon China's sovereignty
over the Diaoyu Islands. China "remains vigilant
against attempts to escalate the tensions." The Chinese spokesman's statement is not
enough to express the Chinese people's strong
determination to fight back against Japan's
unscrupulous action. We believe that if Japan starts using tracer bullets,
it will definitely trigger a military confrontation
between China and Japan. Chinese people will
certainly ask the government to send naval and
air forces to retaliate. Tracer bullets were used by Japan to warn Soviet
Union surveillance aircraft above the Okinawa
Prefecture in 1987. However, the relationship
between the Soviet Union and Japan was one of
war and invasion. The Diaoyu Islands are a
typical disputed area. We believe that China is carefully assessing plans
to deploy combat aircraft to the Diaoyu Islands
due to the imbalance between China's
surveillance aircraft and Japan's fighter jets. If
Japan uses tracer bullets, Chinese fighter jets are
bound to be sent to the Diaoyu Islands. China's replacing surveillance aircraft with fighter
jets does not mean they will conduct military
operations there. These are upgrades of China's
ability to defend its sovereignty in the face of
Japan's provocations. All of East Asia would face
tension in that scenario, but we have no choice. We do not wish to begin a war with Japan.
However, if Japan insists on provocations, we
will follow it through to the end. If the Chinese government does not earnestly
prepare for it, it will certainly suffer huge political
losses. The public wouldn't understand that and
they would not accept any interpretations by the
government. China may fall into military conflict with Japan
eventually. We hope we can continue our
peaceful development, but our risk management
strategies are more complex due to various
pressures. There is little room for concessions. Therefore, let
us abandon all hesitation and seriously prepare
for mutual warnings and confrontation with
Japan over the Diaoyu Islands. If the situation
goes awry, we must make Japan pay more of a
price than China. The Diaoyu Islands dispute will test the Chinese
government's leadership for a long time. But we
should have confidence: our rival is a bully which
can even bear US military occupation. As long as
we keep tough, we will not lose this test of wills.
www.globaltimes.cn/content/754886.shtml
government is considering permitting Japanese
self-defense forces' fighter jets to fire tracer
bullets as warning shots against Chinese
surveillance planes which have "infringed" upon
Japan's "territorial airspace" over the Diaoyu Islands. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said
yesterday that China has consistently opposed
Japan's infringement upon China's sovereignty
over the Diaoyu Islands. China "remains vigilant
against attempts to escalate the tensions." The Chinese spokesman's statement is not
enough to express the Chinese people's strong
determination to fight back against Japan's
unscrupulous action. We believe that if Japan starts using tracer bullets,
it will definitely trigger a military confrontation
between China and Japan. Chinese people will
certainly ask the government to send naval and
air forces to retaliate. Tracer bullets were used by Japan to warn Soviet
Union surveillance aircraft above the Okinawa
Prefecture in 1987. However, the relationship
between the Soviet Union and Japan was one of
war and invasion. The Diaoyu Islands are a
typical disputed area. We believe that China is carefully assessing plans
to deploy combat aircraft to the Diaoyu Islands
due to the imbalance between China's
surveillance aircraft and Japan's fighter jets. If
Japan uses tracer bullets, Chinese fighter jets are
bound to be sent to the Diaoyu Islands. China's replacing surveillance aircraft with fighter
jets does not mean they will conduct military
operations there. These are upgrades of China's
ability to defend its sovereignty in the face of
Japan's provocations. All of East Asia would face
tension in that scenario, but we have no choice. We do not wish to begin a war with Japan.
However, if Japan insists on provocations, we
will follow it through to the end. If the Chinese government does not earnestly
prepare for it, it will certainly suffer huge political
losses. The public wouldn't understand that and
they would not accept any interpretations by the
government. China may fall into military conflict with Japan
eventually. We hope we can continue our
peaceful development, but our risk management
strategies are more complex due to various
pressures. There is little room for concessions. Therefore, let
us abandon all hesitation and seriously prepare
for mutual warnings and confrontation with
Japan over the Diaoyu Islands. If the situation
goes awry, we must make Japan pay more of a
price than China. The Diaoyu Islands dispute will test the Chinese
government's leadership for a long time. But we
should have confidence: our rival is a bully which
can even bear US military occupation. As long as
we keep tough, we will not lose this test of wills.
www.globaltimes.cn/content/754886.shtml
